Sample-holder.



A. SGHUGH @E G. H. TEGMBIER.

SAMPLE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26,-1910.

Patented N0v 8, 1910.

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SAMPLE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 8, 1910.

Application filed February 26, 1910. Serial No. 546,087.

To all 'whom it may concern:

.Be it known that we, ANTHONY SCHUCH and GEORGE H. TEGMEinR, citizens of the United States, residing at Edwardsville, in the county of Madison and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Sample-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to sample holding devices.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, neat and effective device for holding samples of textile fabrics and admitting of the same being drawn out of the holder and cut o in such lengths as may be desired.

Other objects of the invention are to construct and arrange the parts of the device so as to adapt it for insertion within a bolt of goods corresponding with the sample and to produce other improvements in details of construction and arrangement of parts which will be more fully hereinafter pointed out.

With the above, and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings there has been illustrated a simple and preferred embodiment of the improvement and in which drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved holding device, the handle being shown separate therefrom. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the same illustrating the manner in which the sample cloth is positioned upon the holder and also the manner in which the holder is positioned in relation to the rolling board. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a bolt of goods having our improved sample holder positioned therein.

The improved sample holder is primarily constructed of a single strip of suitable preferably resilient material and comprises a rectangular base member 1 having its longitudinal edges 2 bent upwardly at a right angle to the base as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The base 1 is bent upwardly adjacent one of its transverse edges, which we shall term the entering edge, so as to provide a substantially pointed portion which may be readily inserted within the bolt of cloth 3 and upon the rolling board 4. By reference to Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, it will be noted that the edges 2 lie directly upon the face of the board 4, thus providing a substantial compartment which is adapted for the reception of the sample cloth within the holder as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The numeral 7 designates a bale which is positioned between the offset walls 2 adjacent the entering edge 5 of the device. This bale has its offset arms 6 connected with the said walls 2 in any desired manner, and said bale is designed for a purpose hereinafter to be set forth. The opposite end of the member 1, designated by the numeral 8 is slitted at opposite angles toward the center of the base 1, and the portion provided by these slits is bent upon itself to produce a resilient upstanding tongue 9 and the edges provided by the walls 2 are bent outwardly as designated by the numeral 10, the said bent portions being adapted to provide means for limiting the depth at which the device is inserted within the bolt of cloth, and the said members also provide means whereby the device may be readily inserted within the said bolt of cloth when pressure is exerted upon the members 10. The end 8 of the device is provided with a pair of oppositely spaced openings 11 which are positioned adjacentthe walls provided by the slits by which the tongue 9 is formed, and the said openings are adapted for the reception of the offset fingers 12 carried by a removable handle member 13.

By reference to Fig. 2 of the drawings it will be noted that the sample cloth designated by the numeral 14, is positioned upon the base 1 between the oiset walls 2, the said sample cloth being passed over the bale 7 and thence folded upon itself, the resilient tongue 9 forcing the sample cloth tightly against the rolling board 4, thus preventing the accidental movement or displacement of the said cloth. It will be noted that by providing the device with the substantial V-shaped opening the finger of the operator may be readily inserted so as to exert pressure upon 'the sample cloth 13 to withdraw a suflicient length to be severed from the said sample cloth. It will be further noted that the device may be readily and quickly removed from the bolt of cloth when an additional length of sample cloth is to be positioned therein.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it

will be noted that we have provided a simple and effective device for the purpose set forth, and it is to be still further noted that while we have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of the improvement, as it now appears to us, minor details of construction within the scope of the following claims may be resorted to if desired.

Having thus fully described the invention, what we claim is 1. A sample holder comprisinoa rectangular strip of resilient metal, sai strip having its longitudinal edges bent upwardly and one of its ends sharpened to provide an entering edge, a bale adjacent the entering edge, and the opposite edge being provided with a resilient tongue overlying the base between the upturned sides, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a device for the purpose set forth, a resilient rectangular member, said member having its longitudinal edges bent upwardly to provide walls, the front edge of the base between the walls being slitted, the portion between the said slits being bent to provide a tongue, the opposite end of the device being bent to form an entering edge, and a bale trunnioned within the sides adjacent the entering edge.

3. In a device of the class described, a rectangular metal plate, said plate having its longitudinal edges bent upwardly to provide walls, the forward end of the device being slitted and the portion formed by said slit being bent to provide a tongue, a removable handle connected with this end of the device, and a bale connected with the side walls of the device adjacent the opposite end thereof.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ANTHONY SCHUCIFI.V GEORGE II. TEGMEIER. Vitnesses E. C. SPRINGER, ELMER I-I. SCHWARZ. 

